The singer asking her, "are you man enough to lay here?" makes me think about Pearl Jam's 'Hail Hail', which contains the line "are you woman enough to be my man?" Brian has cited Pearl Jam, the No Code album in particular, as a major, major influence on him and his songwriting, and he's referenced other bands and musicians through his lyrics in the past, so it wouldnt surprise me if that line was a bit of a shout out to Seattle's finest.
The singer asking her, "are you man enough to lay here?" makes me think about Pearl Jam's 'Hail Hail', which contains the line "are you woman enough to be my man?" Brian has cited Pearl Jam, the No Code album in particular, as a major, major influence on him and his songwriting, and he's referenced other bands and musicians through his lyrics in the past, so it wouldnt surprise me if that line was a bit of a shout out to Seattle's finest.